Canadian Red Cross Instructor Course, YEG Oct 2025
Big hearts First Aid is a Canadian Red Cross Instructor Development Centre (IDC). The Red Cross Instructor Course empowers candidates to effectively teach Red Cross First Aid/CPR courses. The course presents educational learning theory and teaching principles to help the participant understand the basics of instruction. Please take a look at the Red Cross Instructor_Pathway process that must be completed to achieve the Red Cross Instructor certificate.
Course Details
Pre-requisites:
- You must take the Standard First Aid/CPR Level C, through an approved Red Cross provider, before registering into the Instructor Course.
- You must be 18 years of age
- Your Standard First Aid certificate must be current within 1 year of the Skills Development Session. If your certificate is not current you must take the Standard First Aid/CPR Level C recertification course.
Process:
STEP 1
Pre-requisites and Skill Evaluation Session (7 – 8 Hours)
STEP 2 & 3
Online and In-class Sessions (34 Hours or 4 days)
STEP4
The Teaching Experience is scheduled once the online and in-class steps are successfully completed. You will meet twice with the Teaching Experience. Supervisor to discuss lesson plans and other details.
STEP 5
Certification
Please note: Big Hearts First Aid reserves the right to reschedule this course if enrollment is less than 4 participants
Cost:
- $800.00 + GST
Schedule
Oct 20 – 2:30pm – 4:30pm – Skills Evaluation
Oct 21/22 – 9:00am – 5:00pm – Fundamentals of Instruction
Oct 23/24 – 9:00am – 5:00pm – Discipline Specific Classroom